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Information Systems & Computing (ISC), in consultation with the Penn community, annually publishes recommendations for desktop computers. These recommendations reflect institutional and industry trends but do not necessarily take into account the...

Many University constituents are concerned about which applications and services they use that might be affected by the "Heartbleed”/OpenSSL vulnerability that was discovered on April 7th. This message gives some context and advice on how to determine...

On March 27, 2014, Lenovo announced the recall of certain notebook batteries (specifically, lithium-ion battery packs) due to a fire hazard risk due to overheating. Lenovo will offer customers free-of-charge replacements for all recalled battery packs...

On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows XP. After that date, Microsoft will not release any security, reliability, or compatibility updates or patches for Windows XP, nor will they provide support to solve issues...

On March 10, 2014, Apple released iOS 7.1, the first major update to iOS since the release of iOS 7 last September. This update includes multiple improvements and bug fixes and is available for all iOS 7-compatible devices (iPhone 4 and newer, iPad 2...

On February 25, 2014, Apple released OS X Mavericks version 10.9.2 to address a serious SSL vulnerability uncovered the previous week. This update is related to another update released February 21, 2014 for a serious SSL vulnerability in iOS versions...

Unlike flagship models such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S, not all devices are available on each of the major US carriers. This trend extends to Manufacturer relationships, which are constantly changing with each...

The smartphone market hit a critical milestone with over a billion smartphones shipped in 2013. Just in the US, there were 99 unique smartphone products announced that year from 8 leading manufacturers. This trend is down from the peak of 138 product...